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The next match was Ootori and Shishido against Kaidoh and Inui. Kaidoh looked rather vengeful when he walked up in the court. I guess he's still a sour that he lost the last match against him. Shishido looked rather confident with a smug look on his face compared to Ootori who kept his eyes on me. I blushed at his attention. Syusuke noticed my blush and frowned.

"Rina, do you know Ootori-san?" He questioned.

"I just met him today." I responded honestly. There was no reason for me to lie and plus, I could never lie to my big brother.

"What's making you blush so hard?" He ruffled my hair.

"I think he's handsome…" I admitted.

"Handsome? Is my baby sister replacing me already?" Syusuke feigned hurt. He wasn't going to let some guy take his little sister away from me. Especially some random guy she just met today.

"Replace you? There's no way I'll ever replace Onii-san. You'll always be number one!" I linked my arms with Syusuke and smiled.

"I'm glad." He responded with another one of his famous smiles.

As the match went on Inui and Kaidoh was leading the game. I'm glad that our team was winning it doesn't seem right with how much Ootori and Shishido was losing. Then it hit me. Ootori was too unfocused to play. He kept his gaze all on me, which I couldn't really understand why. Instead of seriously playing, Why would he give me his attention? Maybe I'm just being too self-centered. I'm not that special of a girl, and plus we barely just met.

"Choutaro! Get your head in the game!" Shishido yelled at Choutaro. Atobe wasn't even phased with how the game was going. He invited Seigaku's tennis team over for a friendly match with no ill will behind it. As much as he strived to be the best, he wanted his team to strive harder and train. To an extent, he was glad this newfound distraction came to light. If Ootori needed to become stronger he must overcome all obstacles that's in his way, no matter how cute she may be.

"Gomen." Ootori apologized. He shook his head to help himself focus on the match. He shouldn't be so easily distracted. But how could he help himself. He just met the most beautiful angel he ever laid eyes on. Even when he tried to focus, his eyes still linger to where she was sitting.

The match ended with Inui and Kaidoh dominating the match. Although they won, they were not happy with their win. What use is winning when their opponent wasn't even giving it his best? On the other side, Shishido was seething in anger. He was almost ready to punch Ootori in the face. It was because of him they lost. Since Ootori is his best friend, he'll get over it eventually but right now, he's disappointed in his friend. Atobe was the only one taking it well. He was a bit disappointed with his teammates for losing but now they have something to work from and grow stronger. If Ootori doesn't get over his little crush soon, he'll have to dismiss Ootori as a regular.

The rest of the matches went without much excitement. Syusuke ended up not playing any games. His excuse was that he didn't feel like playing today; I know it was actually because he didn't want to leave my side. I didn't mind. We lost a few and won a few. The matches weren't too serious. It was all in good fun, for the most part. I didn't see much of Ootori after his match. His partner took him to the side and it appeared that he was being chastised. I felt sort of bad for Ootori. I think I was the reason why he couldn't concentrate so much.

When it was time for us to go, I still haven't seen Ootori yet. I felt a little sad that I won't be able to say good bye to him before I left. Who knows when the next time I'm able to see his handsome face? I secretly wished I had gotten his email. It's too embarrassing for me to have asked and plus there's a chance he would decline. I don't want to go through that kind of rejection. Even if he did agree to give me his email, what are the chances he would mail me back? All the What-ifs were starting to make my heart feel heavy. It wasn't a good feeling.

"Rina, what's wrong?" Syusuke asked sensing my sadness.

"I had hoped to see Ootori-san one more time before we leave." I honestly admitted.

"He's probably not that into you." Syusuke responded. He wanted his little sister to push out all thoughts of other guys immediately before anything starts to develop.

"You're probably right. A guy like him wouldn't want to talk to a girl like me." I sadly smiled. It was probably the truth. A guy as nice and handsome as Ootori probably has a beautiful and great lady friend besides him.

"That's not true. Rina, you're my beautiful and precious little sister. You're not just some girl. You're the perfect girl." Syusuke suddenly felt a pang of guilt. He honestly wanted his little sister to be happy, but he's not going to give her up to some random guy, or any guy for that matter. In his mind, Rina, Yuuta, and him were enough.

"Onii-san, you're the best. I love you." My spirits were immediately brought back up. No matter what, I'll always have Onii-san. I hugged him tightly before walking out of Hyotei's school gates.

"Fuji-san!" I stopped mid stepped and turned around. Ootori was jogging towards me. My heart started racing with a million thoughts on why he's coming after me. When he finally caught up to me, he took a second to catch his breath before speaking.

"I wanted to see you before you go." He started before catching another breath. "I was wondering if you wanted to go out on a date with me tomorrow." He finished blushing bright red. I couldn't help but blush along with me. It's embarrassing enough to see him trying to catch up for me but for him to ask me out on a date, I nearly fainted.

"M-me?" I responded in disbelief. I feel like I need to be pinch because this has to be a dream. No one has ever asked me out on a date before.

"H-hai." He stuttered. Ootori was mentally preparing himself for a rejection. Even though he had just met this girl earlier today, he didn't want to lose her so quickly. He wanted to see more of her and just listen to her sweet angelic voice. He knew that if he didn't ask her out now, he would probably not be able to see her for a really long time.

"I would love to go on a date with you…." I blushed accepting his proposal. My first actual date… Springtime is coming early for me this year. We exchanged email addresses and I bid him good bye. I joined my brother in the bus and told him the "good" news.

"Onii-san. I'm going on my first date tomorrow!" With that line alone, Syusuke felt his perfect world is falling apart. His precious little sister is going on a date with a guy he unapproved of.

"That's great Rina! I hope you have fun tomorrow." Syusuke smiled sweetly, but underneath his smile is something much more sinister. There was no way he is going to let this date go smoothly.